Dr. Bhanukiran Gurijala
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Information Systems
Expertise: cyber-security; software engineering; quality assurance; formalism; web-application security; Model-Based Testing (MBT); secure software development; penetration testing
Recent articles:
The Conversation: What is Pegasus? A cybersecurity expert explains how the spyware invades phones and what it does when it gets in
WVNS-TV: Explainer: What is a cyber Attack?
About:
Dr.
Bhanukiran Gurijala obtained his undergraduate degree in Computer Science and
Engineering from India in 2005. He received master’s degree in Software
Engineering from University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, Texas in 2008 and
Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas
in 2016.
His primary areas of research interests are in Software Engineering and
Cyber-security.
Dr. Gurijala has a good combination of experience working in academia and
industry. He has over five years of experience working in the software industry
and over three years of experience working full-time in academia. While working
in the industry, Dr. Gurijala worked at different capacities in different roles
and shouldered various responsibilities. He also helped manage cyber-security
efforts in a product-based company.